The Grenada gazette., 1887-11-05

| tEie.
Had l misunderstood him? Goo
heavens! had l shown that though
he loved me. and he had meant moth
ing and taken fright, and done tn
most merciful thing he could by van
ishing from out my lifep
Night and day l wearied myself tt
think out this agonizing puzzle. Speal
to Robert dared not. What could h,
think of girl who had admitted she
loved some one, when the some on,
had too clearly not wished for hcl
love?
Roberts wife was wrapped up in hel
babies, and on the only occasion on
which / had braced my heart to ask
her advice. had answered me through
the reigning infant: "Tell her see
mutten be 'toopid and glum, my loot
sewootsee; see mutt 'tum and play wiz
90, my precious. muttent see?"
Henceforward l fought my battle
alone. and subsided into the long
suffering placid Aunt Hannah who
was supposed mot to mind" the
dreary bits of employment which all
the others shirked.
Just when had struck twenty seven
my rich old godmother died. and to my
surprise, left me handsome slice of
her fortune, coupling with it the COM
mand that should take her name in
place of my own. From Hannah Grey
l became. therefore, s,raightway Han
nah Sinclair, With my new name l
furthermore asserted my independ-
ence. and set up for myself little
house in London. Ny dear old nurse
took the lead in my household, and the
first night that established myself by
my own tireside and started as free
lone woman, ! laid my head on her
knees and cried as if my heart would
break. Aisle asked no questions, but
stroked my head in silence. Some
people are blessed with an instructive !.
sympathy and tact Ny dear old Ailsie
was one of them. We never once
alluded to that evening in all the long
years we spent together; but somehow
| think she had grasped more than l |
ever guessed.
BY degrees my little home became
the useful rendezvous of all the family. |
My hall was many a time filed with |
torbidding looking females, all unsnm-
noned by me, but ''come by appoint-
nent to see Mrs. Grey about the
'ook's place, num- and presently
,ab would pull up with a jerk and
ny sistor-in-law would hustle in
'ropping brown paper parcels from
ler arm, $50 sorry. dear, / had no
ime to write, as baby's tooth bothered
lin so, but l knew You wouldn't
mind y Hardly any of the undesir-
ble-looking women ever answered, so
he same ceremony was repeated many
time.
l did not mind the women so much,
'ut the out-of-way men servants,
wn, were trial TO me. Frenchmen,
Italians, Germans, 1rishmen, all and
undry. They stood in rows. blocking
p my little hail. and had been sum-
1oned by my niece Edith. to whom
er mother had in most cases thrown
no Morning Post and heap of half
emmy cards, saying: write to any
kelly ones, and tell them 70 meet me
,-hi6rrow. Aunt Hannah won't mind,
nd baby wants me now."
That little trouble, however, was put {
n end to in this wise. One of the !
len turned out to have been notor-
is burglar, and an attempt was made
n my house which failed. owing to G
le promptitude with which Ailsie had
ruck light in the Basement while S
e footman locked himself securely in {
e pantry. II
Robert was very kind about this, q
I'd peremptorily forbade any more t
'pointments Of the kind being made. v
"ouiu ceC al lllch seltaulS 1T his i
vn club in future. a
So my life flowed evenly on for a +
'ar or two, and my nephews and t
eces came and went, and my doors
NV open TO them heartily. Il
"Aunt Hannah" said Bobby one
", as he rushed in laden with an cnor- a
Gus hamper, you won't mind this
anding here just while I'm having a
nchoon, will you? It's only bad ger II
fellow has given me to take home a
S awfully jolly ifyou'd like to have it s
t."
mo, thanks,"I answered, with my n
cket-handkerchief to my nose; 1--WE !
II stand the hamper down in the
ca. 1t isn't exactly sweet, you n
low. Bobby"
"Not sweet! Why. it's only badg- 81
and can't stay long, because my
ain goes at three, don't you knowp" y
"But where's Timp" I askeds look L
beyond him to the empty hanson.
"Oh! by the by, l forgot" he an n
Tered promptly. "lim's sickening a
the measles, they think, so mother l